Pericyma atrifusa

Pericyma atrifusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Pericyma
Species:	P. atrifusa
Binomial name
Pericyma atrifusa (Hampson, 1902)
Synonyms
Homoptera atrifusaHampson, 1902

Pericyma atrifusa is a moth of the family Erebidae.

Distribution

It is found in Botswana, Kenya and South Africa. ^{[1] [2]}

Biology

The larvae feed on Fabaceae: Acacia senegal and Acacia tortilis ^[3]

References

1. "Pericyma atrifusa (Hampson, 1902)". AfroMoths.
2. "Pericyma atrifusa, (Hampson, 1902)". African Moths.
3. Agassiz, D. J. L.; Harper, D. M. (2009). "The Macrolepidoptera fauna of Acacia in the Kenyan Rift Valley (Part 1)" (PDF). 19 (1). Tropical Lepidoptera Research: 4–8.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)